Trump Isn’t the One Dividing Us by Race

He hardly mentions it, while his adversaries are obsessed with ‘whiteness’ and ‘white privilege.’

Calling President Trump a racist when you have zero support from black voters in the race for the Democratic nomination doesn't make sense. So why does Pete Buttigieg do it? Images: Getty/TalkRadio 1680 KGED Composite: Mark Kelly

By

Heather Mac Donald

Aug. 18, 2019 4:05 pm ET

Long before the El Paso massacre, President Trump’s political opponents accused him of sowing “division” with his “racist language.” Mr. Trump “exploits race,” “uses race for his gain,” is engaged in a “racially divisive reprise” of his 2016 campaign, stokes “racial resentments,” and puts “race at the fore,” the New York Times has reported over the past several months.

Yet Mr. Trump rarely uses racial categories in his speech or his tweets. It is the media and Democratic leaders who routinely characterize individuals and groups...